George lottak



G. LUPTAK. .BQTTLE CLEANER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I4. I9I8.

Patented May (5,1919.

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GEORGE LUPTAK, F RUEGG, MISSOUR.

BOTTLE-CLEANER.

Appiication med september 14, 191s.

- To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE LUPTAK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ruegg, in the county of St. Louis and State of Mis souri, have invented, new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Cleaners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improved manually operable device for cleaning bottles and the like, the object of the invention being to provide an improved device of this character which is simple in construction, which is adjustable for use in bottles of various lengths, and which may be readily attached to and removed from a bottle and may be readily operated.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of devices hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevation, partly in section, of a bottle cleaner constructed and arranged in accordance with my invention.

Figs. 2 and 3 are detail views.

Fig. 4 is a detail elevation of the shaft and one of the cleaner blades.

Fig. 5 is a similar view of the handle grip.

The stock 1 comprises a tube 2 having oppositely extending arms 3, 4. A handle knob 5 is attached to the arm 4 and a bev cap eled gear wheel 5 is mounted for rotation on the arm and is held in place by a screw 6. Said gear wheel is provided with a crank 7 which has a knob 8.

A shaft 9 is swivelly mounted in the tubular stock 2 and is provided with a beveled inion 10 which engages the beveled gear 5.

The shaft passes through and is mounted 11 which may be made of any suitable resilient material, such as brass and which is cylindrical in form, closed at the upper end,

for rotation in a cap and is provided with a longitudinal slot or split 12 which extends therethrough, on one side, from end to end. and also extends radially to the bearing opening through which the shaft 9 passes. Near its lower end the cap is provided with a swelled annular portion 13 which has an annular groove 14. An open clampingband 15 passes around the said groove and the ends of the said band are connected by a' screw 16 which has a winged nut 17. The can be readilv fitted around and over the mouth and neck of a bottle and can be Specification of Letters Patent.

clamped thereon by means of the band and Screw, as will be understood.

At the inner end of the shaft, on opposite sides thereof, are scraper or cleaner blades 18 which are preferably thin steel strips, c urved as shown, and which by their own resilience spring apart and are adapted to bear closely against the inner side of the bottle so that when the shaft is turned by means of the gears 5', 10 the cleaner blades are rapidly revolved in the bottle and scrape and thoroughly clean the inner surface thereof. T o hold the shaft at any desired adjustment in the cap, according to the depth or length of the bottle, I provide a collar 18hL which is 19 and which bear's on the top of the cap.

At the upper end of the tubular stock is a plug 20 which has a threaded inner portion 21 and an enlarged head 22, said head being provided with oppositely extending studs 23. A -handle grip 24 is provided with a sleeve 25 to lit over said head, said sleeve having bayonet slots 26 for the reception and engagement of the studs, to enable the said handle to be detachably secured to the upper end of the stock, when it is desired to use such handle. A sleeve nut 27 is arranged for turning and sliding movement on the upper end of the tubular stock and is adapted to engage the threaded portion of the plug, and to bear against the inner end of the sleeve of said handle, to lock the same when attached to the stock.

rllhe handle knob 5 is grasped by one hand while the crank 7 is being turned by the other hand, to operate the gear. The handle grip 24 is used when applying the machine to the bottle or removing the same there from.

While l have herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of my invention, I would have it understood that changes may be made in the form, proportion and con struction of the several parts without departing from the spirit of my invention and within the scope of the appended claims. Having thus described my invention` I claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising a rotary shaft, a hollow cylindrical shell having one end open and its other end closed and provided with a hole slidably engaging upon said shaft, said shell being longitudinally split whereby it may have eX- secured to the shaft by means of a set screw and slidably engageable upon said means for holding said shell upon said shaft at selected positions thereon, said shell being provided with a longitudinal slit extending into said opening, anda clamping ring engaged externally upon said shell and adj ust` able whereby to contract said shell into closed engagement with the neck of a bottle engaged therein.

In testimony whereof l GEORGE LUPTAK.

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